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One Pot Chicken and Dumplings

This One Pot Chicken and Dumpling recipe is a hearty chicken and vegetable stew-made with skinless, boneless chicken breast, fresh vegetables, herbs, then topped with some easy homemade dumplings! This is comfort food at its best!

What are Chicken and Dumplings?

Chicken and dumplings is a soup that consists of a chicken cooked in water, with the resulting chicken broth being used to cook the dumplings by boiling. A dumpling-is a biscuit or dough-made with flour, butter and milk.

What ingredients do I need to make this One Pot Chicken and Dumplings?

  • Light butter– I use Land O’ Lakes light butter with canola oil that you find in a green tub.
  • Onion- diced
  • Celery- sliced
  • Garlic-minced 
  • Skinless, boneless chicken breast– cut into 1-inch pieces
  • Fresh lemon juice-this tenderizes the chicken
  • All-purpose flour
  • Poultry seasoning
  • Parsley-I like to use fresh chopped parsley.Fresh is always best, but you could use dry parsley, if desired. 
  • Thyme- I like to use fresh chopped thyme. Fresh is always best, but you could use dry thyme, if desired. 
  • Low sodium chicken broth
  • Unsweetened almond milk
  • Frozen peas and carrots-thawed
  • Baking powder– for the dumplings
  • Kosher salt- for dumplings

How do I make this One Pot Chicken and Dumplings?

IIn a large Dutch oven or stock pot, add the light butter, onion, celery, garlic,, salt, and black pepper.

Sauté over medium-high heat and add the chicken and lemon juice.

Cook until chicken is cooked and veggies are tender.

Add 4 Tbsp flour, thyme, parsley, and  poultry seasoning.

It will appear to have a greenish color, which is from the poultry seasoning-but don’t worry-once it finished it will taste amazingly delicious! 

Stir constantly until flour is completely incorporated. Keep stirring as you add the unsweetened almond milk and the chicken broth. Stir well.

Cover with a lid and let it come to a boil so it thickens.

Meanwhile, mix up the dumplings batter.

Combine dumpling ingredients in a medium bowl.

Stir until ingredients are well incorporated. 

Using a tablespoon drop dumplings into the pot one at a time.

Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. The dumplings will double or triple in size while they simmer. Check dumplings with a fork. If needed, cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Stir in the thawed peas and carrots.

Remove from heat and serve warm. Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme. 

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp light butter
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 cup celery, sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced 
  • 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped or 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped or 1 tsp dried thyme or
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken chicken broth
  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 2 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed

Dumpling Ingredients: 

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp soft light butter- I use Land o’ Lakes light butter made with canola oil 
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

Directions: 

  1. In a large Dutch oven or stock pot, add the light butter, onion, celery, garlic,, salt, and black pepper.
  2. Sauté over medium-high heat and add the chicken and lemon juice. Cook until chicken is cooked and veggies are tender.
  3. Add 4 Tbsp flour, thyme, parsley, and  poultry seasoning. Stir constantly until flour is completely incorporated.
  4. Keep stirring as you add the unsweetened almond milk and the chicken broth. Stir well. It will appear to have a greenish color, which is from the poultry seasoning-but don’t worry-once it finished it will taste amazingly delicious! 
  5. Cover with a lid until it comes to a boil and thickens.
  6. Meanwhile, mix up the dumplings batter. Combine all the dumpling ingredients in a medium bowl.
  7. Stir until ingredients are well incorporated. 
  8. Using a tablespoon drop dumplings into the pot one at a time.
  9. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. The dumplings will double or triple in size while they simmer. Check dumplings with a fork. If needed, cook for an additional 3 minutes.
  10. Stir in the thawed peas and carrots.
  11. Remove from heat and serve warm. Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme. 

Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/4 cup) servings

3 Points® per serving

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Yield: 8

One Pot Chicken and Dumplings

One Pot Chicken and Dumplings

This One Pot Chicken and Dumpling recipe is a hearty chicken and vegetable stew-made with skinless, boneless chicken breast, fresh vegetables, herbs, then topped with some easy homemade dumplings! This is comfort food at its best!

Author: thepounddropper.com

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp light butter
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 stalks celery, sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped or 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped or 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken chicken broth
  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 2 cups frozen peas and carrots, thawed

Dumpling Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp soft light butter- I use Land o' Lakes light butter made with canola oil
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

    1. In a large Dutch oven or stock pot, add the light butter, onion, celery, garlic,, salt, and black pepper.
    2. Sauté over medium-high heat and add the chicken and lemon juice. Cook until chicken is cooked and veggies are tender.
    3. Add 4 Tbsp flour, thyme, parsley, and  poultry seasoning. Stir constantly until flour is completely incorporated.
    4. Keep stirring as you add the unsweetened almond milk and the chicken broth. Stir well. It will appear to have a greenish color, which is from the poultry seasoning-but don’t worry-once it finished it will taste amazingly delicious! 
    5. Cover with a lid until it comes to a boil and thickens.
    6. Meanwhile, mix up the dumplings batter. Combine all the dumpling ingredients in a medium bowl.
    7. Stir until ingredients are well incorporated. 
    8. Using a tablespoon drop dumplings into the pot one at a time.
    9. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. The dumplings will double or triple in size while they simmer. Check dumplings with a fork. If needed, cook for an additional 3 minutes.
    10. Stir in the thawed peas and carrots.
    11. Remove from heat and serve warm. Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme.

    Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/4 cup) servings

    3 Points® per serving

Notes

Smartpoints: GREEN: 4 Smartpoints per serving BLUE/PURPLE: 3 Smartpoints per serving

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 271Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 455mgCarbohydrates: 29gNet Carbohydrates: 25gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gProtein: 25g

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Jody

Friday 28th of April 2023

Hi! I can't wait to try this. I learned about this site from my WW workshop. Finding many good ideas! Thank you.

Dee

Tuesday 7th of March 2023

Hi. This Chicken and Dumpling soup looks wonderful and I've not made it yet but wondering how it gets thick and looks a bit creamy? I'm not a broth soup person so curious how it comes out creaming looking like in your picture. Thanks

Elayne

Wednesday 22nd of February 2023

My husband is allergic to almond milk AND gluten free... can I sub skim milk and GF Flour???

Lindsay Kehl

Tuesday 7th of March 2023

HI Elayne

Yes, you can swap the almond milk and flour with skim and gluten free flour! Enjoy!

Kellie

Monday 20th of February 2023

I cannot wait to try this one!! I've been looking for a low-point chicken & dumpling recipe for a couple of weeks.

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